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DAVID DUMPIEIROPE, F PEARSN, WISCONSIN.

RAIL-TIE.

Application filed April 14, 1917.

.To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it lrnovvn that I, DAVID DUMrrnorn, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Pearson, in the county of Langlade and State of lWisconsin, have invented neuT and useful llrnproveinents in Bail-Ties, ot' which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to improvements in rail ties.

rl`he primary object of this invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which will etl'ectually prevent the spreading of the rails associated with the saine.

A further object of this invention is to provide means associated with a rail tie which Will tend to keep the rail tie in position upon a road bed Without other means ot securing it thereto.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a device ot the type specilied which is strong and durable, siinple in construction and easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

@ther objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the particular features ot novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings in which similar characters ot' reference denote .similar` parts in the several vie\vs:-

Figure l is a side elevation ot the device,

.lT ig. 2 is a top plan view of the saine,

Fig. 3 is an end view ot the device,

F ig. 4L is an enlarged view of one of the prongs associated with the device, a portion of a tie being shown in section, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of one ot the prongs.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral l denotes a rail tie Which is provided with taper Ways 2 and 3 adapted to receive rails l and 5 respectively. Each end of the tie l is provided with a slot as shown at 6 and 7. Each of these slots 6 and 7 is adapted to receive a bolt as shown by numerals 9 and l0 which serve to hold plates l1 and l2 for securing a rail in position in taper Ways 2 and 3. n the opposite side ot the taper Ways and extending through the tie are bolts 13 and 14 which hold plates l5 and 16 for an obvious purpose.

The portion ot' the rail tie l between the taper Ways 2 and 3 is provided with a plu Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 11, 1917.

serial no. leisen.

rality of openings which extend verticallyT therethrough, an example ot which is shown at 17 in ltig. 1l. These openings are arranged preterably as shown near the edges oi the tie l and are substantially parallel to each other, but it is obvious that they could be placed at suitable places in the tie. lzach ot these openings is adapted to receive a screw threaded bolt 18, which carries at its end an enlarged portion or prong which is angularly disposed to the bolt 1.8. lilach ot' the bolts 18, with its associated prong i9, is securely held in position With relation to the tie by a nut 20. As shown clearly in Fig. 2, eight ot these prong carrying bolts are used, but it is understood that a greater or less number could be applied.

As shown in Fig. l certain of the'prongs 19 are disposed in a position opposite to the direction oi? the remaining prongs. rllo be niore spcciiic, the prongs near the rail 4.- are disposed toward said rail, While the prongs near rail are disposed toward rail With the device as illustrated clearly in Figs. l. and 2, positioned upon a road bed, it can be readily seen that because of the angular position of the prongs that any spreading oii either rail would be counter acted by the position o1u the prongs in the road bed, that is, should rail 5 tend to spread, the prongs which are angularly disposed toward rail 5 would be forced into the road bed niore securely and hence prevent the rail troni spreading.

lt is also obvious troni this construction that the rail tie l will be securely positioned upon the road bed.

Having thus described luy invention, what I clailn as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

l. A rail tie provided With a plurality of vertically arranged openings, bolts adapted to be secured Within said openings, each ot said bolts being provided with an enlarged portion angularly disposed with relation to the bolts and adapted to engage in a road bed.

2. A rail tie provided with a plurality of parallel arranged openings, bolts adapted to be secured Within said openings, said bolts being provided with enlarged portions angularly disposed with relation to the bolts and adapted to engage in a road bed.

DAVID DUMPPROPE.

toptien of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Batents, Washington, 1J. C. 

